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Chris Murphy: “My sense is that the increases that are in the administration's request for fiscal year 2016 are very well grounded and…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
My sense is that the increases that are in the administration's request for fiscal year 2016 are very well grounded and they reflect some very serious needs not only in the security area where it is plainly obvious that Tunisia is facing some extremely serious threats with these two major attacks, but also in the economic reform and the democracy, governance, and rights areas.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Senator Murphy discusses the importance of U.S. support for Tunisia's security and economic reforms.

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